Hamlet - Act IV 1. Based on the short initial scene of Act IV, is it unclear if Gertrude truly believes Hamlet is mad or not. What it is clear is that the Queen seems to be more allied ... the play. For one it adds comic relief to the story, which up to that point had been filled with intense dialogue and tragic events. More importantly however, this scene serves to portray a different outlook on death for Hamlet in which it is clear the both nobleman and ordinary people are the same, we all return to dust after ... our lives have ended. In this manner the scene also equalizes the social cla...

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